manipular — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- manipulate verb To handle, adjust, or operate something skillfully with the hands.
- operate verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
- rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
- tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
- wield verb To hold and use a tool or weapon skilfully.
Senses
manipular is used for these senses in English:
- fudge (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
- operate (intransitive) To act or produce an effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
- operate (intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.
- operate (transitive, or, intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
- rig (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
- tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
- wield To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
fudge — full definition
- noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
- verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.
manipulate — full definition
- verb To handle, adjust, or operate something skillfully with the hands.
- verb To influence or control someone unfairly, often through deception, for one's own benefit.